[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Pinned 14.5? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 1/13/2015 7:32:07 PM EDT
| I'm thinking of getting a BCM M4 upper with 14.5" pinned A2X, how do you guys like your pinned 14.5s? |
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I've got a 16" middy, I was thinking carbine length for the 14.5 Quoted:
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It's the way to go on a midlength gas system I've got a 16" middy, I was thinking carbine length for the 14.5 Why? Do you like shooting the 16" mid? If yes, get a 14.5 mid, you'll like it better |
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What's the  for??
One of mine is mid, the other is carbine. Quoted:
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It's the way to go on a midlength gas system What's the for??
One of mine is mid, the other is carbine. |
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14.5" LW mid gas. Standard carbine buffer, you won't find a smoother shooting rifle without a longer barrel http://i.imgur.com/sqda0LJ.png Quoted:
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It's the way to go on a midlength gas system 14.5" LW mid gas. Standard carbine buffer, you won't find a smoother shooting rifle without a longer barrel http://i.imgur.com/sqda0LJ.png I'm sure it's nice, see my post above. |
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I have owned 3 16" from various makers all sold now, and 2 14.5s from bcm they are great
I only have 2 complaints 1. of the 3 bcm uppers I've owned only 1 shoots steel cased ammo- its was my gov 14.5 carbine gas my middy 14.5 would not cycle steel 2. bcm does not use a colt barrel nut so KAC rails do not fit on them properly. ON 20" BCMS this is not a problem just the 14.5s |
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Better hope the brake/FH on there is one you LOVE. It's a pain in the dick if you ever want to change it. Or put a rail on....
I regret buying my 14.5 pinned. Is it handy? Yep. But I'd rather get a 16" and be able to mod my rifle without taking a drill press to it. |
| The dwell time on a middy 14.5 isa little less than a carbine 14.5 so go with the carbine length gas system for a little more reliability. A bayonet will also work with a carbine 14.5 with A2X FH, if that means anything to you. Bayonet will not work with a carbine 14.7 with A2 FH. |
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I have owned 3 16" from various makers all sold now, and 2 14.5s from bcm they are great I only have 2 complaints 1. of the 3 bcm uppers I've owned only 1 shoots steel cased ammo- its was my gov 14.5 carbine gas my middy 14.5 would not cycle steel 2. bcm does not use a colt barrel nut so KAC rails do not fit on them properly. ON 20" BCMS this is not a problem just the 14.5s My BCM middy 14.5 wasn't reliable with steel either so I lost my enthusiasm for the middy 14.5. Just not enough dwell time in them. |
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I'm thinking of getting a BCM M4 upper with 14.5" pinned A2X, how do you guys like your pinned 14.5s? Got a 14.5" pinned midlength lightweight 5.45x39. Out of a 10.5" carbine and two 16's in carbine and midlength it is my favorite. ETA: pic whore thread. 
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| 14.5 pinned sounds a lot more appealing now with the Voodoo Manimal flash hider. It's a .748 diameter extended birdcage type flash hider so you can service .750 gas blocks and barrel nuts over it so you're not nearly as limited with gas blocks and rails if you want to change stuff down the road. I'm planning on getting one for a trunk gun build soon. If you want a suppressor obviously that won't work, but for its purpose I don't want it to be NFA anyways. |
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Quoted: My Colt 653 "CAR-15" replica. 14.7" with pinned A1 flash hider. Didn't want to use the extended flash hider required with a 14.5" barrel. I've got an almost twin of yours!  |